We run [LessWrong.com](http://lesswrong.com/), [Lighthaven.space](https://www.lighthaven.space/) and many other pieces of infrastructure dedicated to making the future of humanity go well.

In 2025, we need about $2M to continue our operations for the next year. Most of that goes into development of [LessWrong.com](http://lesswrong.com/) and adjacent projects, but we also worked on [AI-2027.com](http://ai-2027.com/) and are working on its soon-to-be-released sequel. We built the website and online materials for Nate Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky's book "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" at [ifanyonebuildsit.com](http://ifanyonebuildsit.com/), and are likely to do more work in that space. 

Last year around $500k of our funding went into supporting Lighthaven.space, running 35+ programs and large events with many thousands of attendees.

I am still working on our big LessWrong fundraising post for this year, but for an overview of what we do and our philosophy you can check out [last year's fundraiser post](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5n2ZQcbc7r4R8mvqc/the-lightcone-is-nothing-without-its-people).

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This century is critical for humanity. We build tech, infrastructure, and community to navigate it.

This century is critical for humanity. We build tech, infrastructure, and community to navigate it.

Humanity's future could be vast, spanning billions of flourishing galaxies, reaching far into our future light cone [1]. However, it seems humanity might never achieve this; we might not even survive the century. To increase our odds, we build services and infrastructure for people who are helping humanity navigate this crucial period.

[1]: Or even more than the light cone, depending on how the [acausal trade stuff](https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/acausal-trade) works out.

Learn more about what we do here: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5n2ZQcbc7r4R8mvqc/the-lightcone-is-nothing-without-its-people-lw-lighthaven-s-5 

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As a full-time AGI safety / alignment researcher since 2021, I wouldn’t have made a fraction as much progress without lesswrong / alignment forum, which is not just a first-rate publishing platform but a unique forum and community, built from the ground up to facilitate careful and productive conversations. I’m giving Lightcone 100% of my x-risk-oriented donation budget this year, and I wish I had more to give.

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